37246 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 132 / Friday, July 10, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

[FR Doc. 98–17853 Filed 7–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 980513127–8127–01; I.D.

050598A]

RIN 0648–AL15

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Data

Collection; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Interim rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the interim rule (I.D.

050598A) that was published in the

Federal Register on May 19, 1998. That

interim rule requires vessels in the

shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico to

maintain and submit fishing records, to

carry a NMFS-approved observer, and/

or to carry a vessel monitoring system

unit, if selected by NMFS to do so. This

document corrects information

regarding estimated compliance costs

associated with the interim rule and

corrects the estimated reporting burden

associated with the requirement to

maintain and submit fishing records.

DATES: Effective July 10, 1998 through

November 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael E. Justen, phone: 813–570–5305

or fax: 813–570–5583.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

interim rule that is the subject of this

correction was published on May 19,

1998 (63 FR 27485). That interim rule

requires vessels in the shrimp fishery of

the Gulf of Mexico to maintain and

submit fishing records, to carry a NMFSapproved observer, and/or to carry a

vessel monitoring system unit (VMS

unit), if selected by NMFS to do so. That

rule also informed the public of the

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in

that rule and published the OMB

control numbers for those collections.

Need for Correction

As published, the preamble to the

interim rule contains an incorrect

estimate of the cost that shrimpers, in

aggregate, would incur to comply with

the observer, logbook, and VMS unit

requirements and associated vessel

safety and sanitation requirements. The

preamble, in one instance, also

incorrectly attributed costs related to

vessel safety and sanitation to U.S.

Coast Guard regulations rather than a

pending NMFS rule. Finally, the

preamble to the interim rule contains an

incorrect estimate of the reporting

burden associated with the requirement

for a vessel owner or operator, if

selected by NMFS, to maintain and

submit fishing records.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the publication on May

19, 1998, of the interim rule (I.D.

050598A), which was the subject of FR

Doc. 98–13290, is corrected as follows:

1. On page 27487, in the second

column, under the heading

‘‘Classification,’’ paragraph 4:

a. In line 23, correct ‘‘$23,770’’ to read

‘‘$21,040’’.

b. In line 39, correct ‘‘to USCG

regulations.’’ to read ‘‘to the separate

rule, amending regulations at 50 CFR

600.725 and 600.746, that NMFS

intends to issue shortly.’’

2. On page 27487, in the third

column, last paragraph, fifth line from

the bottom of the paragraph, correct

‘‘10’’ to read ‘‘20’’.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

David L. Evans,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–18341 Filed 7–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 175

[Docket No. 90F–0142]

Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives

and Components of Coatings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

food additive regulations to provide for

the safe use of polyurethane resins

derived from the reaction of toluene

diisocyanate or 4,4′

methylenebis(cyclohexylisocyanate)

with fumaric acid-modified

polypropylene glycol or fumaric acidmodified tripropylene glycol,

triethylamine, and ethylenediamine as a

component of adhesives for articles

intended to contact food. This action

responds to a petition filed by Olin

Corp.

DATES: The regulation is effective July

10, 1998. Submit written objections and

requests for a hearing by August 10,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to

the Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,

MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel N. Harrison, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

215), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204,

202–418–3084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In a notice published in the Federal

Register of May 10, 1990 (55 FR 19667),

FDA announced that a food additive

petition (FAP OB4201) had been filed

by Olin Corp., 120 Long Ridge Rd.,

Stamford, CT 06904. The petition

proposed to amend the food additive

regulations in § 175.105 Adhesives (21

CFR 175.105) to provide for the safe use

of polyurethane resins derived from the

reactions of toluene diisocyanate or 4,4′

methylenebis(cyclohexylisocyanate)

with carboxylic acid-modified

polypropylene glycol and with

triethylamine and ethylenediamine as a

component of adhesives for articles

intended to contact food. In a notice

published in the Federal Register of

September 5, 1997 (62 FR 46979), FDA

amended the May 10, 1990, notice to

state that upon further review of the

petition, the petitioner specifically

requested the approval of the use of

polyurethane resins derived from the

reaction of toluene diisocyanate or 4,4′

methylenebis(cyclohexylisocyanate)

with fumaric acid-modified propylene

glycol or fumaric acid-modified

tripropylene glycol, triethylamine, and

ethylenediamine.

In its evaluation of the safety of this

additive, FDA has reviewed the safety of

the additive itself and the chemical

impurities that may be present in the

additive resulting from its

manufacturing process. Although the

additive itself has not been shown to

cause cancer, it may contain minute

amounts of toluenediamine (TDA),

which is a carcinogenic impurity

resulting from the manufacture of the

additive. Residual amounts of

impurities are commonly found as